Category: Photography
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Nothing endures but change – Heraclitus
A year ago I went passed houses and green fields where I now find dirt, water and machines. More images from the changing landscape of Thu Thiem, District 2.
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“Burning down the house” & the reimbursements
Hold tight wait till the party’s over Hold tight We’re in for nasty weather There has got to be a way Burning down the house – Talking Heads Thu Thiem area in District 2 is undergoing a massive change and over 12000 households have been relocated according to this source. “A new urban,…
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On the road to Cu Chi and the hidden sights of the countryside
I had sat aside time for another day trip. Planning to go to Tay Ninh, however, I had to cut my trip short and keep it within half a day. A half day doesn’t sound a lot. Only a couple of hours. If you live in London, less than two and half hours will take…
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The 24 hours trip to Singapore
Singapore is a great shopping destination and I travel yearly to purchase additional gear for my studio, either from Cathay Photo or Shriro, sometimes both outlets, as the brands I am using are not available at my normal dealer LeDuc in Saigon. I do not enjoy any sponsorship from any of them, but I do…
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Only skin deep…
July was truly a roller coaster. Pulled two teeth. Definitely downwards. Going on an amazing road trip. Definitely up. Having a motorbike accident on a location shoot in Saigon. Ouch, that’s down. I went down. Got hit by another bike while I was turning. We were doing b-roll for a corporate movie, no stunts planned…
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Pure bliss (Part IV)
Just turned off the main road and heading towards Da Lat. Small country road, sun is shining, breeze is flowing as we ride along and are enjoying the road to ourselves. Pure bliss. Simply put. No more trucks and buses and exhaust fumes. Only the sound of our bike humming along the road. This would…
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A new dawn in Nha Trang (Part III)
We had made it to Nha Trang. 14 hours on the road. Found a nice hotel to treat ourselves to a good night sleep before heading off the next day. Been informed that a potential client wanted to meet up in the morning since they have heard we would be up there. 8 am meeting…
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Ride, drink and shoot (Part II)
That’s what we did. Like a British fox hunting party we set out and chased something. That something cannot be easily explained. We had no dogs to help us. They were all at home, barking at any creature that entered the grounds. No use to us. Not that we were fox hunting anyway. We were…
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Break of dawn and barking dogs (Part I)
Road trip. Those are the magic words. Bringing a smile to my face as I splash water in my face. Been up since 4 am. SMS’ed James to see if he really would make it at 5 am. “Yes”, he texted back. That’s what a road trip will do for you. Even more so when…
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Yes, the day I pulled it off. Twice.
failing health chewing dried seaweed my teeth grate on sand Matsuo Basho’s Haiku sums up my feeling of July. What was supposed to be a month where the long planned road trip would take place, became a month full of surprises. As any photographer knows, clients can suddenly change their minds and shooting dates…
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Duyên Dáng Việt Nam – Charming Vietnam, the new magazine
It started with a phone call. Most of the time it just does that. A ring. Some vibrations. Then a “hello”, as a command line interpreter, spelling out “Hello World” It was an old colleague of mine. In need of some help. Design help. They had a new project, a magazine, and they wanted a…
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SGN Style, a new project sees the light, yay!
A new blog project to promote up and coming creatives in Saigon. The second project to see the light in 2011. The first one is Saigon Creative, the monthly inspirational breakfast talk. Due to internal restructuring, aSaigonCreativeMorning became Saigon Creative and has now a new website address: http://saigoncreative.blogspot.com/ If you signed up on the old…
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The outtakes, on location in Saigon, Vietnam
On location, the urbanised jungle, hunting, or rather seeking out items that catches the eye. An exercise of vision in between clothes changes. On location shoots there will always be a bit of downtime between clothes changes and I rather keep the pulse going, trying not to break the concentration and rhythm. It’s more fun.…
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To the top of the world, or at least to the 46th floor, the Skydeck at Bitexco Tower in Ho Chi Minh City
Famous cities around the world like to have an observation deck for tourists to see the city in all its splendour. Paris has its Eiffel Tower, with an almost infinite queue, that I passed on the opportunity of seeing Paris from above. New York was different, the former World Trade Center had both an indoor…
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Advertising billboard in Saigon
It’s not the size that counts as Renault Clio’s advertising campaign used to tell us, but when it comes to seeing your work printed out big and put on display on a billboard, then yes, size do matters. We did this ad for Dua Moc brand just in time for Tet and it is still…
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“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” ~John Dewey
While I was setting up and photographing interiors at FV Hospital, I got approached by a man coming out from the maternity ward. He asked me for contact details, told me he just became a dad again, then, that he ran a school and I would hear from him later. Less than a minute. Fast…
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Another sunrise over Ho Chi Minh City (and yes, I am not bored of it, yay!)
I don’t think I will ever grow bored at watching the sunrise. How many times in your life do you actually get up early, climb to a vantage point and enjoy the sun rising slowly on the horizon? I don’t do it often enough, that I know. The day feels longer and more productive, or…